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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Handmark® and MobiTV® Announce Exclusive Distribution Agreement
KANSAS CITY, MO and BERKELY, CA — (September 15, 2005) — Handmark® and MobiTV® today announced that Handmark will be the exclusive North America distribution partner for online sales of MobiTV® for the Palm® Treo™.
MobiTV is the first global multimedia network and technology company targeting the more than 1.6 billion mobile phone users worldwide. MobiTV turns the Palm Treo into a portable TV, allowing users to watch live television right in the palm of their hand. With a wide variety of top channels to choose from, covering news, sports, entertainment, comedy, cartoons, and more, MobiTV subscribers can always find something to watch – anytime, anywhere.
The application is initially available for Palm Treo 650 smartphones from all U.S. carriers: Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and Cingular, as well as unlocked GSM Treo 650 smartphones on other U.S. carrier networks.
“Our industry-leading support for subscription based mobile applications insures that MobiTV will be as easy to purchase as it is to use,” said Douglas Edwards, Handmark cofounder and executive vice president. “Handmark has a reputation for offering the most innovative mobile applications, making MobiTV a natural fit for the Handmark.com online store.”
MobiTV for Treo, a subscription-based service, is priced at just $9.99 per month. To learn more, visit www.mobitv.com or www.handmark.com.
About Handmark
Handmark is a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile content solutions. The company’s flagship Pocket Express wireless service bundle offers consumer-friendly access to news, reference and infotainment content on cell phones as well as BlackBerry, Treo and Windows Mobile wireless handhelds. The company also holds key mobile content distribution patents including Java-based push technology for wireless devices; has technology and distribution relationships with MobiTV, CNN International, Reuters, Oxford University Press, Hasbro, and Zagat Survey as well as Sprint, Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, and others; and has an estimated 43 percent market share in mobile software titles sold through retail channels. Handmark has R&D facilities in Gothenburg, Sweden; Kansas City, Missouri; and Dallas, Texas, with sales offices in Chicago, Kansas City, San Francisco, Stockholm, and London. For more information, visit www.handmark.com.
About MobiTV
MobiTV, Inc. (formerly known as Idetic, Inc.) is the first global multimedia network and technology company providing television services to the 1.6 billion mobile phone and handset users worldwide. The MobiTV® service is available in the US through Sprint, Cingular and several regional carriers; in the United Kingdom through Orange UK; and is now available to Canadian customers through Rogers and Bell Canada. The service offers many popular TV channels from content providers such as MSNBC, ABC News Now, Fox Sports, ESPN 3GTV, NBC Mobile, CNBC, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, The Weather Channel, Comedy Time, California Music Channel, Major League Baseball Highlight Channel and others including country-specific channels outside the United States. Founded in 1999, MobiTV is a privately-held company headquartered in Berkeley, CA. For more information on the company, its products or technology, visit www.mobitv.com.
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